Hedge Fund - Gates Capital Management

Jeffrey Gates Bio, Returns, Net Worth

Gates Capital Management is a New York–based hedge fund that was founded in 1996 by Jeffrey Gates, who currently serves as President and Portfolio Manager. After obtaining a BS in finance from Kansas State University in 1984, Gates started working as a high yield bond research analyst at Kidder, Peabody & Company. In 1988, Gates graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with an MBA and started working at Schroder, again as a high yield bond research analyst. Between 1990 and 1995, Gates worked as a high yield salesperson at Schroder & Co., and between 1995 and 1996 he served as a Director at the same company. Throughout his 25+ years of career, Gates specialized mainly in high yield bond research. Jeffrey Gates is an event-driven investor who seeks to identify “dislocation events” at public companies which are creating cash flow and sustainable value. It expresses its views through both debt and equity investments.

In two new filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Gates Capital Management, a fund led by Jeffrey Gates, disclosed boosting its stake in Darling Ingredients Inc (NYSE:DAR), and, at...... (read more)

Jeffrey Gates’ Gates Capital Management is strengthening its stake in Nortek Inc (NASDAQ:NTK). According to a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the fund purchased over...... (read more)

Jeffrey Gates believes it is a good time to buy USG Corporation (NYSE:USG) and has initiated a position for his fund, Gates Capital Management. As reported in a recent filing with the Securities and...... (read more)

Gates Capital Management, managed by Jeffrey Gates, has disclosed slightly raising its position in Richardson Electronics Ltd. (NASDAQ:RELL). According to the filing, the fund owns 2.83 million shares...... (read more)

According to a filing with the SEC Gates Capital Management, led by Jeffrey Gates, has boosted its stake in International Game Technology (NYSE:IGT) to 12.51 million shares from 8.7 million shares held...... (read more)

Gates Capital Management, a fund managed by Jeffrey Gates, has disclosed, in a newly amended filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, incresing its position in Richardson Electronics, Ltd. (...... (read more)

Gates Capital Management, managed by Jeffrey Gates, has been bullish on Darling International Inc. (NYSE:DAR), raising its holding in the company to a total of over 6.0 million shares, from some 4.9...... (read more)

Jeffrey Gates' Gates Capital Management reported doubling its stake in Headwaters Inc (NYSE:HW), after initiating the position in September. Gates now holds around 7.37 million shares of the company,...... (read more)

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Jeffrey Gates founded Gates Capital Management in 1996 after a career researching and selling high-yield bonds and currently serves as the fund’s portfolio manager. Gates, which is based in New York...... (read more)